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Many hands make light work, part I

I'm delighted to report that Dissonant Soundtrack has taken on some writing work for Female Agent.  His focus is currently on the Sex Engine, writing more conditional text snippets to make the sex scenes more interesting, varied and interactive.

Diss is a fan of the game who has a writing style similar to mine, so I'm sure you'll be pleased with his work when you get to experience it.  He's already written quite a few snippets that really fit the game, and I...

Female Agent 1.2

Here's Version 1.2 P of Female Agent.  This version features:

• Integration of the Sex Engine into the story.
• Upgraded character customisation screen allowing direct entry of names and drop-down menu selection instead of the shuffle buttons.
• Upgraded avatar system.
• Upgraded wardrobe system.
• Many redrawn wardrobe and avatar items.
• Finished the story in Dubai.
• Slight UI improvements.
• New agent names as requested by Patreons....
  2017-11-26 02:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Female Agent 1.2P (Patron-only version)

Here's Version 1.2 P of Female Agent.  This version features:

• Integration of the Sex Engine into the story.
• Upgraded character customisation screen allowing direct entry of names and drop-down menu selection instead of the shuffle buttons.
• Upgraded avatar system.
• Upgraded wardrobe system.
• Many redrawn wardrobe and avatar items.
• Finished the story in Dubai.
• Slight UI improvements.
• New agent names as requested by Patreons....
  2017-11-26 02:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Update: 1.2 dropping on Saturday

Hi everybody!  1.2 is just a few short hours away from being releasable, but it's 0040hrs here and I've got to work tomorrow, so I can't pull an all nighter.  :-(

I'm sorry because I really wanted to get this release out today.

Unfortunately I will be busy at my real job all day tomorrow.  Saturday will be my next chance to work on it.  I promise to work hard on it all day and get 1.2 out then.

A titillating new feature

A cool feature of the new wardrobe system is that it can keep multiple images of every clothing item, and intelligently select which one to display based on game conditions.

For instance, I just upgraded the agent's grey t-shirt with a "pokies" version that loads if the agent goes feminist.  

The game is now smart enough to decide when to use the pokies version on its own, which is a really big step forward.  In version 1.1, I would have had to carefully manage when the avatar ...

Current task: Developing the story & integrating the Sex Engine

After weeks of writing nothing but code, I'm excited to have the chance to write some story again!  Before I can integrate the Sex Engine into the base game, I need to push the plot forward to cover the date with Max, so that's what I'll work on next.

Then I can copy the Sex Engine into the game.  Then it's a little more story development to finish the action in Dubai, then I think I can release 1.2!

Current task: Upgrading character customisation (and blondes)

One of the most requested features was an upgrade to the character customisation options.  People wanted the ability to directly enter their character names, and also better navigation through the other options than the "shuffle" buttons I put in the last version.  So that's what I'll be working on next.

I'm also recolouring the blonde hairstyles away from the nasty banana colour towards a more natural "dirty blonde" look.  In future updates I'll create more natural blonde shade...

Current task: avatar system upgrade

I rewrote the avatar system from scratch recently.  This wasn't strictly necessary for the Sex Engine, but is a big "under the hood" improvement that I wanted to make before the game gets much more complex.

The new system simplifies the avatar code and reduces the number of art assets needed for certain clothing items.  It also paves the way for planned future improvements like nipple piercings, different eye/brow/nose/mouth shapes picked at character creation, and hairstyle...

Current task: upgrading the clothing system

Clothing in 1.1 was handled very simply: the game only needed to know what clothing to dress the avatar in.

However, the sex engine needed a lot more information about each clothing item.  (For example: groping the heroine should present different options if the top she's wearing bares a lot of cleavage.)  So I had to rewrite the entire clothing system as a set of extensible objects, along with some specialised code (for doing miscellaneous things like remembering the outfit the hero...

State of the game update

Hey guys!  I’m sorry this update has taken so much longer than I promised.  Building the Sex Engine turned out to be a much more complicated task than I was imagining.  I’ve been working on it solidly for weeks, and the Sex Engine alone weighs in at 20,449 words and 3,746 lines of code.  I also had to rewrite the base game’s avatar and clothing systems from scratch.

Still, the good news is…it’s now working, at least enough to show it off!  $5 Patrons...

Sex Engine playable demo

Holy fuck this turned out more complicated than I thought it was going to be.  This version weighs in at 20,449 words and 3,746 lines of code.  And it's just one sex scene.

Although it's taken much longer than I'd hoped, the completion of v1 of the Sex Engine is a big step forward for the whole project.  When I incorporate this new code into the main game, it will support future characters (not just Max) having sex with our heroine.  Improvements t...

Current task: Building the Sex Engine

Hello everybody!  Just wanted to check in and let you know that I'm hard at work behind the scenes.  My current project is the game's sex engine.

Sex in Female Agent will be primarily text-based (with dynamic changes to the character avatar based on things like her evolving state of undress, or if she takes a facial), so I want the text to be interactive and fun. &n...

Female Agent v 1.1

Here's version 1.1 of Female Agent.  In this game, you play a female Western agent about to be sent on a mission into Bangkok's red light district.

So far, you can generate a character from one of five nationalities, be recruited into an international counter-terror task force, and experiment with the choices and wardrobe system.

This version adds:

• Customisable character generation
• Redrawn avatars with faces
• New hairstyles
• New makeup system 2017-09-13 11:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Female Agent 1.1P (Patron-only version)

Here's Version 1.1 P of Female Agent.  This version features:

• Customisable character generation
• Redrawn avatars with faces
• New hairstyles
• New makeup system
• New facial expressions
• Redrawn starting outfit & new underwear for Dubai wardrobe
• Improved font readability
• New agent names as requested by Patreons

The point of this version was to incorporate features requested by the majority of users.  I hope ...

1.0.1 P (interim version for $5 Patrons)

The 1.1 release is nearly ready, but for you guys here's a sneak peek of the work done so far.

This version upgrades the avatars so your agent now has a face.  I introduced a new makeup system and experimented with some facial expressions.  (They're not exactly AAA standard, but hey neither was Mass Effect Andromeda amirite...)

There are a bunch of smaller improvements, too.  If you get a chance, do let me know what you think of the changes in this version: I love...

Operatives: interim update release schedule

If you're reading this, you're a $5 Patron.  Thank you for your generous support at such an early stage, it means a lot to me.

One of the perks you'll get as we push forward is interim releases.  Once all the artwork is upgraded, the game will be playable with faces – I'll put out an interim release to you guys so you can check out the new appearance before the 1.1 release.

In the future I'm planning cool features for you like Patron-only clothing items and side quests. ...

1.1 Progress update

Hi everybody!  Just a quick update – I was aiming to have a release out by now, but the avatar art change has taken longer than I'd expected.  (I've had to redraw basically every piece of avatar artwork in the game.)

I think I will have all the artwork upgraded tomorrow.  (As you can see, I'm up to the suntanned avatars now!)  Then I need to create the character customisation screen, and the 1.1 update will be complete.  I now expect to release this early next week â...

Progress update

I've finished redrawing the basic avatars in the new improved style.  They now have faces and some shading, and next to the 1.0 avatars, I think they're a big improvement.

I'm aiming to get a 1.1 update out as early as possible this week.  It will contain:

• The new avatars, with faces
• A character customisation screen allowing you to modify your agent's nationality and appearance before you start
• Facial expressions to indicate player mood, instead of a tex...
  2017-09-04 21:52:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Coming in 1.1: avatars with faces!

My original plan was for faceless avatars.  I thought it might be better to leave facial features to the player's imagination.  Here's some of the feedback I got about that design decision:

"Scary."  "Off putting."  "Disturbing."

So as part of my "improved Barbies" project, I'm adding actual human faces to the avatars, mostly so future players won't realise what a fucking psycho I am for drawing pictures of women whose faces have been erased, and expecting ev...

Current task: better Barbies

Female Agent loads the agent's image in layers – first a sexless "underbody", then the sexy bits, then the clothes.

Over on http://www.reddit.com/r/lewdgames, a Redditor named FightHerTightHer fed back that, if your computer loads slowly, your agent looks like a sexless Barbie doll.

That gave me an idea of a more efficient way to layer the images.  This new way will lead to less coding for all the c...

Female Agent v1.0

Here's Version 1.0 of Female Agent.  In this version, you can:

• Generate a character from one of five nationalities, with a randomly generated appearance and psychological details.
• Be recruited into an international counter-terror task force, and briefed on the mission they have planned for you.
• Experiment with the choices and wardrobe system.

I hope you have fun playing Female Agent!

Female Agent v 1.0P (Patron-only version)

Here's Version 1.0P of Female Agent.  In this version, you can:

• Generate a character from one of five nationalities, with a randomly generated appearance and psychological details.
• Be recruited into an international counter-terror task force, and briefed on the mission they have planned for you.
• Experiment with the choices and wardrobe system.

This version is the same as the general release version, except that it unlocks:

2017-08-30 00:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post